"Instead of arguing for suffrage in terms of equal rights, they increasingly emphasized arguments based on utility, contending that the vote for women was necessary to clean up politics and fight social evil"
"At times, some suffrage supporters made the ugly argument that giving the vote to women would guarantee that white, native-born voters would outnumber immigrant and non-white voters."
"Called the "Winning Plan," it involved fighting on two fronts: for state laws that would give women the vote and for ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
3) What arguments were made in favor of extending rights to your group?
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"At times, some suffrage supporters made the ugly argument that giving the vote to women would guarantee that white, native-born voters would outnumber immigrant and non-white voters."
"Called the "Winning Plan," it involved fighting on two fronts: for state laws that would give women the vote and for ratification of an amendment to the U.S. Constitution."